Pakistani Leader Sharif Nears Pact With Military

Army Presses Sharif to Relinquish Control of Security Affairs, Foreign Policy

By

Saeed Shah

Aug. 27, 2014 8:37 p.m. ET

ISLAMABAD—The Pakistani military is close to an agreement with the government in which the prime minister would relinquish control of security affairs and strategic foreign policy, government officials said, amid antigovernment protests that have paralyzed the capital.

A nearly two-week confrontation between the administration and demonstrators, which the government believes are backed by the military, has put Prime Minister Nawaz...